Printing-machine.



PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

w. SCOTT. PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB, 21, 1903.

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IW.SCOTT.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION gum) I'EB.21.190B.

4 SHEETS-SHEET} WITNESSES:

PATENTEDNOV. 27, 1906.

. w. SCOTT. PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IEB.21, 1903.

INVENTOR printing done elsewhere than in WALTER SCOTT, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

FRlNTlNGr-MACHlNE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedNov. 27, 1906.

- Application filed February 21, 1903. Serial No. 144,401.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER Soon, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Plainfield, in the county of Union and Stateof New Jersey, have invented'a certain new and useful lmprovement in 'Printing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

It not infrequently occurs that publishers of newspapers, periodicals, or other publications find it'necessaryto increase the capacity of their printing machinery, both as to the speed at which it is run and as to the number of pages or sheets in the product. Such increase usually necessitates the discarding of goodmachinery in use and its sale at a loss; also the tearing out of old and the building of new foundations for the newand larger machine, besides many other expensesincident to the changejto say nothing of the annoyance and loss through having'to have the the regular establishment. 5

The primary object of the present invention is to avoid these expenses, interruptions, and annoyances and to provide a machine which can be added to from time to time, according to the requirements of the purchaser,

so as to enable the user to produce a publica tion containing a greater number ol' pages or sheets, or tolprdduce it at a greater rate, or

to'iproduce a greater number of pages at increased speed without the necessity of discarding any'substantial portion of the original structure, without requiring any material change in the way of foundations or driv- 'ing' mechanism, and without Interfering to any great extent with the use of the original machine while the additions or changes are being made.

To these and other ends the invention consists of features of construction, arrangements, and combinations of devices hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

One form of the invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part lower press shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. t is an end view olthe foldingmechanism indicated in the other figures.

.In the drawings the parts in full lines indicat the parts of the original machine, while the parts in dotted lines indicate parts that may be added at any time after the machine erected and in use.

The reference A designates a framework-in which the moving parts are mounted in 1nanners appropriate to each. This framework is provided in the first place with the bearings, tapped holes, &c., for the cylinders, rolls, and gearing for a plurality of double-width perfecting-presses and also for a web-turner and guide-roll above the same, the last two being located in theplace of and being removable so as to be replaced by a printing-couple at any time, so as to convert a perfecting dou ble-width printing-couple into a doublewidth. perlecting-press. This framework is also arranged'so as to provide for the addition of a folding and delivery mechanism at any time, as well as with a folding and delivery mechanism in the first instance. Provision may also be made for-the addition of other framework to accommodate one or more perfecting-presses above those originally provided for, whereby a quadruple may be changed to a sextuple or higher order machine.

B indicate original. painting-presses, and D a folding and delivery mechanism erected as part of the original machine. The press Bcomprises two double-width printing-couples arran ed to perfect a double-width web, as -w, wit rout turning or reversing. The formcylinders a of press B are arranged to have four forms abreast thereon with their columns running around the cylinders and there being two plates in such case in each zone of each cylinder. The web in after being printed upon both sides passes about guide and register rolls Z) and is split longitudinally by a slitter c, after which one longitudinal half of the web is associated with the other half by the bars d. The associated web-sections then pass over the roller 6 of the longitudinal folder D and are/then folded lengthwise and severed into lengths or cuts by the cylinders f g. The cylinder f is provided with three sheet-receiving surfaces and with two folding-blades h, as in my Letters Patent of the United States dated December 1, 1896, and bearing No. 572,280, to which reference is made for a more complete 'de-' uni -n1 maybe substituted for that above menliJQLSCi. The blades it told off the cuts be tween rollers i, which transfer the folded products to the S-fiy 7c and these to the trsvcling tapes Z T .e press (shown in full lines) comprises a. single printingeouple, the cylinders a m thereof being of the same length as the cylinders of the press B. The web w for the press C may be one hslf or one-quarter of the width of the widest web used on the press B and receives impressions from forms at one end of the cylinder a, then passes around the web-turner n and under 9. roller 0, end then over cylinder in and down between the cylin- 2o ders a, m to receivimpressions from forms on the other end of the cylinders. then passes about guide and register rolls 1 to the roller e of the folder. Suitable paste-spplying devices E may be used to apply longitudinal lines of paste to the webs w and w" to unite them.

The presses B C and folder D end the delivery are driven from any suitable shaft, as shaft 1, by shafts 2 3 and suitlible gearing 4 5.

The web-turner n and roller o are removable and may be removed when desired in order that an additional printing-couple ,1 (1 may be ,mounted in the frame A for the purpose of converting the press (3 into a doublewidth perfecting-press similar to the press B. hen this substitution is made, a slitter c and turner-bers r are also added, provision having been made in the first instance therefor, whereby the web '21) may also be double- 49 width and be split into sections which in :iy be associated by the bars '9" before they reach the rollers. Provision may also be made for the addition of one or more double-width pcrfecting'presses eboie the press B, as indicated by the dotted ll? of a. press F in. 1. this event the shat longer one and suitable gears be used to drive such sdditionel press or presses from the shaft 2, or each may have its own in- 50 depend nt driving mechanism and the resses be arranged to be coupled together eit er directly by gearing or indirectly through the This web 7 in Y 2 may be replaced by e coupling together of theirdriving mechen-fl isms, in my pending epplicntirm. for Let- 5.5 ters Potent, Serial No. 546,316, filed April l9,

Provision is also made forthe addition ,of one or more folding, cutting, and delivery mechanisms. Thus in. Bu s. 2, 3, and 4 an additional mechanism of t is nature is indicated at D in dotted lines, and 1 may add that other folding, cutting, and delivery mechanisms may be .leced above the folders I) D, as in my said? application Serial No. 546,316.

cylinder.

The arrangement shown in full lines in the drawings allows ofthe production and delivery of copies containing four, six, eight, ten, and twelve pages when the plates in each zone are duplicates and there is no collection of cuts by the cylinder f and of double these numbers of pa es when the la-tes in each zone unli e and there is col ection of cuts by the The replacement of turner n and roller 1" by sprinting-couple, as described, cepecitetes the machine for the production of copies containin the above-named num bers of pages ends so for the production of copies containing fourteen and sixteen pages when there is no collecting end double these numberswhen there is collecting. By the addition of the folding, cutting, and delivering mechanism D the speed or number delivcred is, in some cases, doubled. By eddin e double-width press F copies containing t e above numbers of ages as well as copies conteining thirty-six, orty, forty-f our, and fortyeight pages may be delivered bvarious combinations, as will be understooc by those accustomed to the use of rotary presses.

It is obvious that any press placed above the press B may be either a perfecting-press or one adapted to print in two or more colors on one side of the web while printing in but one color on the other side thereof, or it may print in a plurality of colors on both sides of such web.

It is noted that the conversion of the triple press (shown in full lines in the drawings) into a. quadruple bv the substitution of the couple p g enables the press to produce fourteen and sixteen page copies at the same rate of speed as the triple will reduce twelvea-ge products am that it an additional iolder be added four, six, and eight page products may be produced at double the former rete, ten, twelve, fourteen, and sixteen pa e products at the former speed, ell sheets in diet-h cases being inserted before folding,

presses and the pages about hell the width lour plates in each zone of each cylinder may be used, signatures containing dou do the number of pages mentioned above nmy be produced and by usin slitters, at .9, these willbe delivered in boo form with the leaves cut open. Y

It willbe noted that ,the folder D is merely put in position and bolted down and to the framework and that in so doing it will be connected to the gearing which drives the folder D, whereby no ch age in or interference with the folder D is required. It will also be noted that the webs of paper once folded or slit and associated by the formers may beassociated by leading them from one folder to the other, as indicated in dotted lines at t, thereby associating the products of both longitudinal folders and delivering them to one cutting and folding mechanism, by which they may or may not be collected.

What is claimed is- 1. A printing-machine having its framework arranged to receive the cylinders, rolls, and gearing of aplurality of double-width perfecting-presses and also to receive a webturner and a web-guide roll adjacent to said turner, said turner and guide being located in the place for and being replaceable by a printing-couple and vice versa, a doublewidth perfecting-press mounted in said framework, a doublewidth printing-couple mounted in said framework and from which the web-turner receives and to which said turner returns a narrow web around said guide, and folding, cutting, and delivery mechanism mounted in said frame.

2. A printing-machine having its framework arranged to receive the cylinders, rolls, and gearing of a plurality of doublc-width perfecting-presses, a plurality of folding, cutting, and delivery mechanisms, at web-turner, and a web-guide adjacent to said turner, said turner and guide bein located in the place for and being re'placea le by a n'inting-cou ple and vice versa, a double-width perfecting-press mounted in said framework, a double-width printing-couple mounted in the framework and from which the web-turner rcceives and to which said turner returns a narrow web around said guide, and a folding, cutting, and delivery mechanism arranged at one side of the longitudinal center line of said machine, whereby anothfer foldin cutting, and delivery mechanism may be placed by the side thereof.

3. A printing-machine consisting of two printing-couples arranged to perfect a web three or four pages wide, a slitter to split said web, angle-bars for associating the websections one above another at one side f the machine, and. a four-pagiaide printingcouple placed underneath the hrst-mentioned machine and arranged to print a one or two page wide web on one side, to turn and. reverse said web by means of a triangular turner placed underneath the second printing-couple of the 'lirst machine and. thereby to )resent it again to said four-pagewide eoupie so as to have the other side thereof )rinted, and deliver ng said web underneati and associating it with the websections from the upper printing-machine, and the entire machine being arranged and constructed so that another printing-couple, four pages wide, can be added in place of said triangular turner, thereby increasing the capacity of the entire machine.

4. A printing-machine consisting of two printing-couples arranged to perfect a web three or four pages wide, a slitter to split said web, angle-bars for associating the web-sections so produced one above another at one underneath the first printing-couple of the first-mentioned machine and arranged to print one or two pages on one side of a web, to turn and reverse said web by means of a triangular turner placed underneath the secmachine, thereby presenting said web again to said printing-couple so as to print the other side of saidweb, and delivering the perfected web underneath and associated chine, the entire machine being arranged and constructed so that another printing-couple can be added in place of the said triangular turner to increase the capacity of the machine, the rolls of paper being at one end of the entire machine, and a longitudinal folder and transverse cutting and folding mechanism at the other end thereof.

5. A printing-machine consisting of two printing-couples arranged to perfect a web three or four pages wide, a slitter to split said web, angle-bars for associating the web-sections so produced one above another at one side of the machine, a four-page-wide printing-couple placed underneath the first print ing-couple of the above-mentioned machine, a triangular turner and web-revcrser placed underneath the second printing-couple of the first-mentioned machine for turning and reversing the web from the lower printingcouple and again presenting it thereto to be printed on the other side, guides for delivering the lower web underneath and associated with the upper web-sections, and a longitudinally-folding and transversely cutting and folding devices placed at one side of the machine, the. frame being constructed and arranged to have another longitudinal folder with transverse cutting and folding devices placed. alongside the first-mentinned folding and cutting devices to increase the output of the entire machine.

6. A printingdnachinc consisting of two priutirig-couples arranged to perfect a web three or four pages wide and of one four-pagewide printing-uniple arranged to perfect a web one. or two pages wide, and a longitudinal folder wit h transverse cutting and foldin; devices placed at one side of said machine, with a slitter and angle-bars for associating sections of the wider web, the frame 1 of the marhinc being constructed and arside of the machine, aprinting-couple placed ond printing-couple of the -first-mentioned with the webs from the upper printing-ma:

ranged to provide for the addition of another I Signed at New York, in the county of N ew printing-couple to convert the perfecting- York and State of New York, this 13th day couple to a, press for perfeoting a three or of Februar'y A. D. 1903.- 1

four'page Wide web, of ang1e-bars for such w vfA-LTER SCOTT. 5 converted press, and of anotherlon itndinal Witnesses: f 2

folder and transverse cutting and fo ding de- W. A. FERGUSON,-

vvices at the other side or" the machine. CHAS. W. SrNNbTT. 

